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What is the fully loaded cost of the vehicle economy? A new working paper by Linda Bilmes considers the public, social and economic, and land use costs at play to provide the first comprehensive estimate of the economic cost of Massachusetts’ vehicle economy.

There is increasing interest in expanding Medicare health insurance coverage—but does the current system provide the right framework to build from? A new working paper by Mark Shepard studies Medicare's evolution and proposes reforms to improve efficiency, reduce spending, and benefit low-income populations.

STEM jobs are a key contributor to economic growth, yet STEM workers are in short supply. A new paper by David Deming and Kadeem L. Noray finds a cause: rapid technological growth, which requires new job skills and makes old ones obsolete.

How do ‘people power’ movements succeed when modest proportions of the population participate? A new working paper by Erica Chenoweth and Margherita Belgioioso proposes that the effects of social movements increase as they gain momentum.

Harvard Kennedy School faculty disseminate their research in working papers and publications that contribute to public knowledge and fuel policy innovation. This list features recent faculty publications, including journal articles, books, edited volumes, research papers, and public testimony.

Feigenbaum, James, Maxwell Palmer, and Benjamin Schneer. "'Descended from Immigrants and Revolutionists': How Family Immigration History Shapes Representation in Congress." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP19-028, September 2019.

Eaves, David, Ben McGuire, and Audrey Carson. "Open Data in North America, Australia and New Zealand." The State of Open Data. Ed. Tim, Davies, and, Stephen, Walker,. International Research and Development Council, 2019.

Bonica, Adam, and Maya Sen. "The Politics of Selecting the Bench from the Bar: The Legal Profession and Partisan Incentives to Introduce Ideology into Judicial Selection." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP17-048, December 2017.